Anti Static Grounding Mat
Anti static grounding products include a common point ground cord for anti static mats a low profile ground cord for anti static floor mats or a metal bench mount ground block to ground wrist straps.
Anti static grounding mat. An anti static floor mat or ground mat is an anti static device that safeguards an individual or piece of equipment like a pc from an electrostatic discharge esd. However it is more common to connect the mat directly to an electrical outlet using a. A metal mat would keep parts grounded but would short out exposed parts. This high quality anti static mat is constructed from the highest quality static dissipative material to ensure safe operation of your equipment.
However having the mat and the wrist strap grounded at the same point does keep them in electrical balance. Durable electrically conductive pvc surface bonded with our no glue bond to a resilient anti fatigue closed cell pvc foam base. How to ground anti static mats. Naturally as the undersurface of the mat is conductive if the table and floor are also conductive then the static will travel to ground via these.
It does this by having a controlled low resistance. Esd conductive diamond surface removes static electricity from workers which helps prevent static electricity buildup and damage from static electricity shock. Snap for grounding cord installed on all mats. The top surface is static dissipative.
The side that is blue gray or green the bottom surface is impregnated with carbon which is why it is black. An antistatic floor mat or ground mat is one of a number of antistatic devices designed to help eliminate static electricity. Anti static grounding products are necessary to set up a proper an anti static workstation. Antistatic mats are used under.
The grounding cable is what connects the anti static mat being used as a work surface to the electrical outlet. Static control esd clean room products static control grounding mats are in stock at digikey. An insulating mat would provide no ground reference and so would not provide grounding. Static care esd high temp mat 16 x24 x 060 metal esd wrist strap set esd grounding cord universal snap kit static dissipative wiper banana jack outlet plug adapter green 5 0 out of 5 stars 1 37 00 37.
The difference between using grounding cables separate for a mat or wrist strap as opposed to a common point ground is primarily ergonomic. Anti static mats are grounded by being placed on top of a conductive work surface or by using grounding cables to connect them to an electrical outlet. High quality the electrical grounding mat meets ibm and us military static control standards and measures 24 x 27 5 making it perfect for placement under the cpu vdt and keyboard.